Driving School 101: Vehicle Dynamics

MWEB Gamezone Writer Zubayr Bhyat attempts to demystify vehicle dynamics in racing simulation games in a racing tutorial series. Things get a little technical but loads of demos and media are provided for learning purposes.

Really nice insight into driving mechanics. I think when it comes down to it, player prefer different things - there are the group that prefer racing games as "simulators" and insist on a high level of realism then there are those that just want an "arcade" style driving game, where they just want to have fun speeding cars. I think the gaming market caters for both of these audiences quite well. I'm very much in the "arcade" racing camp - I want to speed around, maybe have an interesting story line like NFS The Run.